Social Rented Housing: Domestic Abuse
Commons · Question 61993 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Vulnerable people given greater access to social housing, published on 19 June 2025, whether the new regulations will apply to victim
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 2 Jul 2025
The regulations in question will apply to domestic abuse victims over the age of 16, as defined by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Only those aged over the age of 16 can hold a social housing tenancy.The regulations will also apply to care leavers within the...